Religion : is it your choice ?

[Jean]

When you were 6-7 years old, at the begining of your conscience stage , you suddenly start hearing about your religion, your god, and the rituals of your sect.
and day by day, most of us become involved in his religion , loyal to the chosen god .
but who chose that god, that religion for you?
why it's not another one?
are you satisfied with that choice, or maybe, you wish to be another prophet follower?
why the others have to chose your sect, and why you are brainwashed since your childhood?
have you ever thought about all that??

Note: this topic isn't about telling us which god you worship, neither to make a sectarian chat session

[Justin]

1st of all, it'z a nice subject u posted MCJAY
Well... Since I was a Kid they told me That I dont have to eat this & that cuz our religion forbides it.... (THIS IS JUST AN EXAMPLE) so i grew up with lots of thoughts that my religion forbides 'em.... bass eventually...I'm not that satisfied of my religion cuz i must have to follow a certain "prophet" and not another "ONE"... eno y i have to follow anybody? God created us... I Only Follow my dear Lord which is GOD... bel niheye el enssen bi salle la rabbo...

[xcoder]

I agree with you farah,
unforunately in lebanon we still have 'taba3iye' if your parents are christians you have to be christian for example.
personaly i am an agnostic person my parents know it even if indirectly.
i do think it's brainwashing and it doesn't stop here when you go to school where you're supposed to learn respect and accept others you see that you have a religion periodes a week that are added to your monthly result.
then schools in lebanon became extremist industries for example when i was about 10 years old every time the teacher wanted to give a bad example it throw it on the muslim people.
there's another thing lebanese don't understand that freedom is not freedom of the occupation only it's freedom of our mind and freedom of our choice and our children's.

Regards,

[Jean]

Originally Posted by xcoder

I agree with you farah,
unforunately in lebanon we still have 'taba3iye' if your parents are christians you have to be christian for example.
personaly i am an agnostic person my parents know it even if indirectly.
i do think it's brainwashing and it doesn't stop here when you go to school where you're supposed to learn respect and accept others you see that you have a religion periodes a week that are added to your monthly result.

exactly , that's dangerous fact, since the religion issues are also abused for political and sectarian aims, and that what's leading in most cases to a discrimination between the students and the members of a certain community.
in addition, i think that our society need to be repared from many mortal mistakes in it, which is the parental control of the childs decisions.

[No One]

well i believe taht theres a power who created all of us..the world..sun...sea...
wanna call this power God? so no pb cz i believe in this power...means i believe in God
taba3iye? i dont think? u know i have both (bible & Quran) at my home w next 2 each others...and i read them both...w i think eno ana bi 3omer na2e wen lezim koun w aya din ekhtar
bas honestly i prefer to believe in God w koun ensene mni7a(dont lie, dont kill, dont steal, respect ur parents, love others....) eno i can be a christian girl bas ma koun mni7a so chou l nafe3?
I believe in God w ensene btetebi3 mabedi2 m3ayane

[Tawa]

I'm Christian, I don't pray, I just respect God, and I try not to sin...
I don't complicate life because of my religion... I just live to keep god proud and I try not to disapoint him... The End...

[Justin]

Originally Posted by Tawa

I'm Christian, I don't pray, I just respect God, and I try not to sin...

Dude, ana kamen ma psalle w hayda ghalat bass bi nazare fi 100 tari2a la tsalle....lamma ykouno ahlak radyin 3anak...lamma tkoun 3am te3mil mnih ma3 ghayrak..lama ma ykoun 3andak 7e2ed la hadan..lamma tkoun Gentleman...lamma tse3id hadan bi 7aje elak..... haydole kamen salawat

[Tawa]

Originally Posted by Justin

Dude, ana kamen ma psalle w hayda ghalat bass bi nazare fi 100 tari2a la tsalle....lamma ykouno ahlak radyin 3anak...lamma tkoun 3am te3mil mnih ma3 ghayrak..lama ma ykoun 3andak 7e2ed la hadan..lamma tkoun Gentleman...lamma tse3id hadan bi 7aje elak..... haydole kamen salawat

2eza heik 2ana sarleh zameeeeeeein bsalleh bidoon ma 2a3riff lol...

when I said I try to keep God Proud, I ment 2enno 5alleh 2ahleh radyin 3anneh, w2a3mil mni7 ma3 ghayreh wkel hawdeh li 2elet 3annoon... don't worry Justin... 2ana fackaret fiya mit marra 2abel ma 2arrir heik 2a3mil... I don't know if it's wrong not to go to the church or to the mosque... but I thank god for everything, and I never forget him...

Peace...

[KeXasthur]

Im A christian who believes in a power Bigger than me which is Called " GOD "

I do beleieve in jesus since I have witnessed some miracles, and if it wasnt for the miracles I may have not been a believer of Jesus ...

Bass anywayz, I respect every religion and i beleieve that MY religion is not christianity .... it is rather " MY BELIEF "
And it happens that My belief is Christianity ,...
The Faith is what should lead you, what you believe in is what should lead you .not the relgion itself ....

Take a very simple example, when do you achieve what you want ??
Isnt it when you have faith in what your doing ...??

Religion is the same ...Its The Faith that you give ....Its actually a Faith YOU make !

Regards !
My Opinion !

[hammerguy]

i agree with what metalic said at the end
maybe u don't have lot of choice in ur religion
but u do have a choice in ur faith
i'm a muslim and although i think it's the best way
to find GOD, i can tell that religion doesn't matter
what matters is faith
And that, everybody has a choice in it
As for rituals, it's only consequences
it never makes faith, but it's faith that makes it